…on any prevented or failed planting Local deadlines may vary by crop and county, so producers should contact their local FSA office for specific guidance. “Submitting accurate and complete acreage…
Stuart Woolf: Solar Panels Replace Crops on Fresno County Farmland
Stuart Woolf of Woolf Farming and Processing is confronting a hard truth: farming in Fresno County’s west side is becoming increasingly unsustainable due to water scarcity. Speaking with AgNetWest, Woolf…
Rich Kreps Sounds Alarm on California’s Water Storage Failures
Rich Kreps, pistachio grower and chairman of the American Pistachio Growers Board, is calling attention to California’s mismanagement of water resources, especially on the west side of Fresno. Speaking with…
American Agriculture History Minute: Why a Farmland Auction Draws a Crowd
…time since 1882. 636 acres of prime farmland in Guthrie County, Iowa. It was eventually split into eight tracks, five buyers, a grand total, nine and a half million dollars….
California Ag at a Crossroads: Rich Kreps Talks Water, Pistachios, and Policy Reform
…on the Rise Despite the regulatory chaos, Kreps is upbeat about this year’s pistachio crop. Harvest kicks off in Kern County in late August Expected to match or exceed the…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 06-06-25
…a bold idea: farming agave – a water-sipping crop that could transform the west side of Fresno County. In the face of persistent water challenges, Stuart shares how agave could…
American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses Move West with Agriculture
…settlers moved west. Many still in operation through the 1950s. Vandelia, Indiana closed their school 1951. Rush County, Kansas closed 1959. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold….
Steve Hilton Talks Turning California Around in Ag-Focused Interview
…Focus Hilton is especially passionate about issues impacting California’s agricultural sector and energy production in Kern County and the broader Central Valley. “A lot of the fixes are regulatory,” he…
Nick Anderson on Resilience in California Agriculture: “Being Uncomfortable Just Makes You Better”
…While regions like Orange County have lost farmland to housing developments, agriculture remains a persistent and powerful force. But it’s not without its challenges—rising regulatory pressure, environmental restrictions, and increasing…
Stuart Woolf on California Water Crisis: “A Losing Proposition” for Agriculture
…reshaped California’s agricultural landscape—particularly on the west side of Fresno. With a career rooted in California farming, Wolf’s reflections offer a sobering look at what he describes as a prolonged…
Tomatoes to Tequila: Stuart Woolf’s Agave Revolution in California
…450 acres of agave in Fresno County. “Honestly,” Woolf laughs, “I was drinking mezcal one night and thought, ‘Why am I not growing this stuff?’” That tequila-fueled epiphany has turned…
California Ag Under Pressure: Innovation, Legacy, and the Voice of Nick Anderson
…to delivering fresh, nutritious food to the rest of the country. Unfortunately, some of California’s best farmland has been lost to urban development, especially in Southern regions like Orange County….
APHIS, CDFA Expand Citrus Greening Quarantine Area
…responsible for HLB. To prevent further spread, quarantine measures have been extended to additional areas within Orange County (Foothill Ranch and Mission Viejo), Riverside County (Riverside), and San Diego County…
Lipstick Farmer on “559 Farm Train”
…in Fresno, and I’m going to make it happen. And I loved Fresno. America’s food basket, the fruit, the stone fruit, the almonds, everything, the pluots, my God. I fell…